NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Ford Escape Recalls
The 2014 Ford Escape has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Ford Escape. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 2,089
- Crashes reported
- 47
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
104 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Ford Escape, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
16 recalls on the 2014 Ford Escape
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,672
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2019 Escape, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 22V413000
- Reported
- June 10, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,925,968
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2019 Escape, 4 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 20V331000
- Reported
- June 8, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,147,323
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015 Escape, 8 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift
- Campaign
- 18V471000
- Reported
- July 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 504,182
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Escape, 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 17V472000
- Reported
- July 25, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 94,605
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Escape, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 17V209000
- Reported
- March 27, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,584
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 16V643000
- Reported
- September 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,046,297
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015 Escape, 5 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 15V406000
- Reported
- June 24, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 184,519
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Escape, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 15V005000
- Reported
- January 9, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,543
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V597000
- Reported
- September 26, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 746,842
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Escape, 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 14V525000
- Reported
- September 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 301
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 14V495000
- Reported
- August 11, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,227
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Escape, 1 other model
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 14V403000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 Ford Escape
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 14V237000
- Reported
- May 7, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 594,785
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Escape, 1 other model
Structure: body: door
- Campaign
- 14V239000
- Reported
- May 7, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 581,986
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Escape
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 14V164000
- Reported
- April 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,135
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Escape, 3 other models
2014 Ford Escape complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2,089 owner complaints about the 2014 Ford Escape, the newest on October 9, 2026. Of these, 47 describe a crash (2%) and 104 a fire; owners reported 41 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2014 Ford Escape, the component group named most often is the engine (35%), followed by the power train (23%) and the electrical system (10%).
2 of the 2014 Ford Escape's 16 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2014 Ford Escape owners gave the mileage (1,379 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine727
- Power Train481
- Unknown Or Other272
- Electrical System216
- Engine And Engine Cooling187
- Steering151
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 61 | |
| 2015 | 58 | |
| 2016 | 69 | |
| 2017 | 165 | |
| 2018 | 251 | |
| 2019 | 286 | |
| 2020 | 219 | |
| 2021 | 136 | |
| 2022 | 232 | |
| 2023 | 206 | |
| 2024 | 167 | |
| 2025 | 146 | |
| 2026 | 88 |
Complaints about the 2014 Ford Escape peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 286. 17% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Ford Escape drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Ford Escape year in the same window: 7th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 2,089 complaints about the 2014 Ford Escape are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Escape by model year
Other 2014 Ford models
Newest record on this page: October 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted